openrocket/releasing.txt
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Steps for making a release:
Prerequisites:
Must have clone of https://github.com/openrocket/openrocket.git
The steps below will use '(git)' to note the step requires working in the files stored on GitHub.
1. Update ./core/src/main/resources/build.properties for the new version.
2. Update ./ReleaseNotes.md
3. Update ./ChangeLog
4. gradlew clean check build dist
5. Test new features
- Execute the jar created by the distribution process in the ./build/libs folder.
- Do not execute it from the project directory.
7. Update ./web/html/actions/updates.php and test various versions using a different url:
scp updates.php plaa,openrocket@web.sourceforge.net:htdocs/actions/testupdates.php
java -Dopenrocket.debug.updateurl=http://openrocket.sourceforge.net/actions/testupdates.php -jar openrocket-22.02.jar
8. Update HTML: ./web/htp/htp.def (version number) ./web/htp/news.htp (release info)
9. Run "htp @" and check the web pages locally (htp is available from htp.sourceforge.net)
10. Tag the version in Git 'git tag -a release-XX.YY'
11. Commit files+tag to git (OpenRocket and dists, 'git push origin release-XX.YY')
12. Upload JAR and source distribution and ReleaseNotes to Sourceforge
- Files -> Add Folder -> Add File
13. Update HTML to web server:
cd ./web/html; scp * plaa,openrocket@web.sourceforge.net:htdocs/
14. Test downloading from GitHub and web site
15. Update update.php to web server:
cd ./web/html/actions/; scp updates.php plaa,openrocket@web.sourceforge.net:htdocs/actions/
16. Test update checking without specific options
17. Update build.properties to "dev" version + commit
18. Send email about new release to openrocket-announce@lists.sourceforge.net